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"I will go to his aid and Miss Wallingford's as soon as you and Mrs. Bodine are safe." "Mr. Houghton, how can I " "By giving me the privilege of serving you, and by not making me miserable from seeing you burdened with a sense of obligation," he said quickly. "That is the one thing I have feared that you would be unhappy because it has been my good-fortune oh, well, you understand."
"Yes, I was," replied Walling. "Who was the girl whom you were with?" was asked. "I don't know who she was," he replied. "Well you had better tell all you know about this matter," said the officer. "Now tell me who all were in the party at Wallingford's last Friday night." "I don't know anything more about it," said Walling.
But during a recent period there had been this affair with Mallett that, from Wellesley's showing, had come to Wallingford's ears. Brent knew his cousin sufficiently well to know that Wallingford would develop an ugly frame of mind on finding that he had been deceived all sorts of things might well develop out of a sudden discovery. But had all this anything to do with Wallingford's murder?
But since Wallingford's election as Mayor of Hathelsborough Brent, by profession a journalist in London, had twice spent a week-end with him in the old town, and had learnt something of his plans for a reform of certain matters connected with the administration of its affairs.
And there were things to be done, and after he had breakfasted he set resolutely and systematically about doing them. Tansley's office first he made an arrangement with Tansley to meet him at Wallingford's rooms that afternoon, to go through any private papers that might be found there. Then his cousin's office there were clerks there awaiting instructions.
"Captain Miles Wallingford's daughter, and Captain Miles Wallingford's sister," said I, with a little bitterness on each emphasis. "Precisely; and a girl proud of her connections with both," rejoined Grace, with strong affection. "I wish I knew one thing, Grace; and I think I ought to know it, too."
Under the circumstances you mention, Miles, I never should have expected Clawbonny, nor do I know I ought to possess it. It comes as much from Jack Wallingford's ancestors, as from our own; and it is better it should remain with the name. I will not promise you, therefore, I will not give it to him, the instant I can."
I asked him what he was going to do with it, and he said he was going to give it to the girl." "Did he give it to her?" "Well, I guess he used the cocaine. I don't think it killed her at once, and that she tried to fight him off when he went to cut off her head." "Where do you think he was on the Wednesday night before the murder?" "I think he went to see the girl at Wallingford's saloon.
"This, then, is Clawbonny!" exclaimed Emily, as soon as I pointed out the place to her. "Upon my word, a very pretty farm, Captain Wallingford. Even prettier than you represented it to be, Mr. Rupert Hardinge." "Oh! I always do justice to everything of Wallingford's, you know.
The discovery of Wallingford's will, which lay uppermost amongst a small collection of private papers in a drawer of the dead man's desk, led Brent and Tansley into a new train of thought.
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